[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 135 (Friday, December 8, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2225]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE ON THE RETIREMENT OF GEORGE GOULD

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                          HON. STENY H. HOYER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, December 8, 2006

  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, through rain, sleet, and snow George Gould 
has been a Voice of reason in a complex and significant area of 
American life--the delivery of our mail.
  George's professionalism, integrity, and expertise have been real 
assets to both the National Association of Letter Carriers and the 
United States Postal Service. It is no coincidence that in the 27 years 
George has served NALC, relations between the 300,000 employees 
represented by NALC and the USPS have been harmonious. George's 
contributions to making the USPS the most efficient and reliable public 
postal service in the world have been significant.
  In fact, George is the longest-serving lobbyist in NALC's history, 
and served two NALC presidents as Assistant for Legislative and 
Political Affairs. Before joining the union in 1979, he worked for 15 
years on Capitol Hill, the last three as the staff director of the 
House Subcommittee on Postal Operations and Services.
  Over the years, George served as chairman of the FAIR Coalition (the 
Fund for Assuring an Independent Retirement), a postal-federal employee 
grouping that fought to protect and enhance federal employee pensions 
and other benefits.
  George's work for NALC helped bring about greater political freedom 
for federal workers through the reform of the Hatch Act in 1993 and has 
advanced the cause of postal reform legislation. Indeed, it is a 
fitting tribute to George that Congress on this very day stands ready 
to complete its work on this critical legislation.
  ``America's letter carriers have benefitted tremendously from 
George's many years of service as NALC's chief lobbyist on Capitol 
Hill,'' said NALC President William H. Young.
  I wish George, my friend for almost three decades, and his wife 
Diane, nothing but happiness and success a they enter the next chapter 
of their lives.

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